by gaiusx | Nov 26, 2012 | Inventors, Male Inventors, NonPhotos
Henry Faulkner Created a Ventilated Shoe to Minimize Blisters In 1890, Henry Faulkner decided to work on a problem that caused suffering in people everyday – foot problems caused by lack of ventilation inside of shoes. For years people constantly complained about... 
by gaiusx | Nov 26, 2012 | Inventors, Male Inventors, Others
Philip Emeagwali Created Processes to Innovate Internet Apps The early life of Philip Emeagwali seemed destined for povertyin his native land of Nigeria. He was the oldest of nine children and his father, who worked as a nurse’s aide, earned only a modest income. As a... 
by gaiusx | Nov 26, 2012 | Inventors, Male Inventors, Others
Thomas Elkins Created a Refrigerated Apparatus Thomas Elkins designed a device that helped with the task of preserving perishable foods by way of refrigeration. At the time, the common way of accomplishing this was by placing items in a large container and surrounding... 
by gaiusx | Nov 26, 2012 | Inventors, Male Inventors, Others
Philip Dowling Created a Street Postal Mailbox In 1891, anyone interested in mailing a letter would have to make the long trip to the post office. Philip B. Downing designed a metal box with four legs which he patented on October 27, 1891. He called his device a... 
by gaiusx | Nov 26, 2012 | Inventors, Male Inventors, Others
Joseph Dickinson Developed Improved and Innovative Reed Organs Joseph Dickinson was born in Canada in 1955 and moved to Michigan in 1870. He learned about various types of organs while working for the Clough and Warren Organ Company in Detroit in 1872. One of the... 
by gaiusx | Nov 26, 2012 | Inventors, Male Inventors, Others
Mark Dean Created innovative Computer Devices Born in Jefferson City, Tennessee on March 2, 1957, Mark Dean found that success ran in his bloodlines. His grandfather was a high school principal and his father worked as a supervisor for the Tennessee Valley Authority...
